To Honor and Comfort:
Native Quilting Traditions

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James Balai (Native Hawaiian), Lehua 'Ohi' a Lehua (Lehua, Island of Hawaii)

Sharon Balai (Native Hawaiian), Kahoolawe Hinahina (Hinahina, Island of Kaho'olawe)

Sharon Balai (Native Hawaiian), Lenai Kauna'oa (Kauna'oa, Island of Lanai)

Sharon Balai (Native Hawaiian), Maui Lokelani (Lokelani, Island of Maui)

Sharon Balai (Native Hawaiian), Rest In Song (Mele Ho'onanea)

Bonnie Nampeyo Chapella (Hopi), Pottery Quilt

Rita Corbiere (Ojibway), Thunderbird Star

Bernyce K. Courtney (Wasco/Tlingit), Life Between Sunsets

Attributed to Philomena Frogg (Sioux), Buffalo Head Star Quilt

Pat Courtney Gold (Wasco), Coyote Helps Create the Night Sky

Nancy Cougar Crone Naranjo (Eastern Cherokee), Eagleman

Marlene Sekaqueptewa (Hopi), Spider Web

Harriet Soong (Native Hawaiian) and Chung Pring, A Beauty that is Mauna Kea (Ka Ulu Wehi O Mauna Kea)

Harriet Soong (Native Hawaiian), Kaua'i Mokihana (Mokihana, Island of Kaua'i)

Harriet Soong (Native Hawaiian), Moloka'i Kukui (Kukui, Island of Moloka'i)

Harriet Soong (Native Hawaiian), Ni'ihau Pupu (Pupu, Island of Ni'ihau)

Harriet Soong (Native Hawaiian), O'ahu 'Ilima (Ilima, Island of O'ahu)

Anna Tahbo (Navajo), Chief's Robe Quilt

Jennifer Tsosie (Navajo), Chief's Blanket Design

Rae Jean Walking Eagle (Assiniboine/Sioux), Basketball Star Quilt

Deana Harragarra Waters (Kiowa/Otoe-Missouria), Buffalo Spirits

Martha Weravah, Naomi Tehauno, Virginia Saupity, Maria Peavy, and Cora Pohawatchoko (Comanche), Indian Doll Quilt

Alice Olsen Williams (Anishnaabe), Flowers at the Petroglyphs

Margaret Wood (Navajo/Seminole), Blackfeet Color Study #2: Navy/Turquoise

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